Russellville's Lady Cyclones returned to the win column in a big way Thursday afternoon at Hickey Park, besting Little Rock Central, 11-2.

After several frustrating outings, it was the Lady Cyclones' turn to have some fun at the plate, where they collected 12 hits and stole six bases.

The win pushes Russellville's record to 8-16, 3-6 in 7-A Central play.

Cyia Oliver and Sarah Taylor scored three runs apiece for the Lady Cyclones with Taylor also recording an extra-base hit. Jessica Mabry picked up her first win of the season, striking out 11. She also helped her cause by driving in three runs.

Russellville scored eight runs in the first two innings and were never threatened.

With two outs in the first inning, Cora Johnson got the ball rolling, earning a walk. After Johnson stole second, Oliver singled to left, plating Johnson. Oliver, who also stole second base, scored when Taylor's shot caromed off the shortstop into left field for a double. Mabry was then hit by a pitch and replaced by courtesy runner Larissa Gipson. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Taylor scored after a second wild pitch, with Gipson moving to third. Following an Ashley Gee walk, Gipson scampered home during a double steal.

The Lady Cyclones racked up four more runs in the second frame. With one out, Lauren Sisson was hit by a pitch and advanced to second on Johnson's single to right center. Sisson was forced at third off of Oliver's ground ball, then Taylor walked to load the bases. Mabry's long single to left-center drove in Johnson and Oliver, with Taylor advancing to third. Gipson, running again for Mabry, stole second and Taylor scored because of an error on the play. Gee's base hit to centerfield scored Gipson.

The Lady Tigers clawed back for two runs in the third. Whitney Parks singled down the leftfield line and advanced all the way to third on two errors during a pick-off attempt. Parks scored on Kendall Jenkins' infield hit. After Jenkins went to second on a wild pitch, Jennifer Steele sent her home with a double to left center.

With two outs in the fifth, Kelsey White put Russellville in business with a base hit back up the middle. After White swiped second, Teryn Laseter plated her with a nice hit to left to put the Lady Cyclones ahead, 9-2.

Johnson beat out an infield hit in the sixth, but was caught stealing. Oliver also had an infield hit and Taylor walked, and Russellville was putting itself in position for the knockout blow. Mabry's single down the left field line drove in Oliver, with Taylor going to third and Mabry second on the throw. Gee's sacrifice fly to left brought Taylor home. Cassidy McCollum reached on infield hit, but a pop-up ended the inning.

McCollum also singled and stole second in the first and Oliver reached on an error in the fourth.

Mabry (1-8) scattered five Central hits and did not walk a batter. One of her runs was earned. Krystina Barner was charged with the loss for the Lady Tigers. She allowed six hits, eight runs (five earned) and walked three in two innings of work. Steele also gave up six hits, three earned runs and a walk in four innings of relief. Steele also struck out two.

The Lady Cyclones were charged with three errors to Central's two. Russellville stranded seven base runners while the Lady Tigers left three.

North Little Rock 11,

Russellville 1

North Little Rock's Charging Lady Wildcats scored early and often in downing the Russellville Lady Cyclones 11-1 Wednesday at Burns Park. North Little Rock, who had downed the Lady Cyclones 7-0 in early March, swept the season series.

Keneshia Phillips had three hits for North Little Rock, including a double, and Jessica Sheldon pitched four innings of no-hit ball before giving way to relief help. Nine different players scored for the Lady Wildcats.

The Lady Wildcats six runs in the first five innings, two of them unearned.

In the North Little Rock first, two base hits and a two-base, two-out error led to Brittany Williams and Farron Wright scoring for North Little Rock.

A double and two infield singles in the second scored Phillips and Brittany Duncan.

Bridgett Pitchford added a run in the third following a walk and two singles. Williams was pushed across again in the fourth after a walk and a double.

Russellville got on the board in the fifth inning against North Little Rock relief pitcher Emily Guess. Taylor, who had a fly ball caught against the right field fence in the second, dropped one at the base of the fence in right-center for a double. Gee advanced Taylor with a long fly ball and Mabry picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly to center that scored Taylor and closed the gap to 6-1.

The Lady Wildcats broke the game open in the sixth with five unearned runs. After a three-base error and a double, Lady Cyclone starter Mabry was relieved by Emily Keener. What followed was a scorekeepers dream (or nightmare). The rest of the inning included a hit batter, an infield fly, another multi-base error, three singles, a fielder's choice and a wild pitch. The game was called with two outs in the sixth because of the ten-run rule.

Sisson walked and stole second for Russellville in the first and Laseter reached on an infield hit and stole second in the sixth.

The loss, the fifth consecutive and fourth straight in conference play, dropped the Lady Cyclones to 7-16 and 2-6.

Sheldon allowed only a walk and struck out six for North Little Rock. Guess gave up two hits and stuck out three in her two innings of work. Mabry was charged with the loss. She was touched for 10 hits, walked three and struck out one. Four of her eight runs were unearned. Keener allowed three hits and three unearned runs in her 2/3 innings.

North Little Rock left six runners on base while Russellville stranded two. The Lady Wildcats were error-free .

Russellville travels to Bryant for a 5 p.m. game Tuesday, before returning to Hickey Park at 5 p.m. Thursday for a tilt with Pine Bluff.